Coding Bootcamp Scholarships: Your 2025 Guide

Key Takeaways

• Coding bootcamps are offered online and in person; it’s important to pay attention to the tuition costs, as various factors could make a program more expensive.
• There are scholarships, coding scholarships, grants, and other financial aid options available to coding bootcamp students.
• If you are hoping to attend a coding bootcamp, you may need to do independent research to identify scholarships and loan programs for which you qualify, as federal student aid is typically not available for coding bootcamps. Federal financial aid and federal loans are not available for coding bootcamps because most do not have institutional accreditation.
• Some coding bootcamps offer in-house scholarships or help students with funding. Students often turn to private lenders, income share agreements, or coding scholarships as alternative funding options.

There is more freedom than ever before for working professionals to learn new skills. Even if you didn’t receive a college degree in computer science and web development, coding bootcamps not only offer a hands-on education but, in many cases, a career services team and network to help you build your career as well. Depending on your interest, there are many different courses within software engineering and software development to pursue, and a new career is more attainable than ever.

According to NerdWallet, coding bootcamps average just above $13k for an in-person bootcamp, and just under $12,900 for online programs.1 Choosing the right program for you is imperative, but cost will always be an important factor, along with the program fit. Fortunately, scholarships can help subsidize your education and offset tuition.

Depending on the bootcamp, prospective students can apply for scholarships for both on-campus and online learning. Scholarships are based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) gender, race, sexual orientation, income, and military background. Although many bootcamps offer flexibility to learn part-time and/or remotely, scholarships can help students avoid any extra work they would need to do in order to pay tuition. Between financial aid, payment plans, private student loans, income share agreements, and scholarships, the bootcamp education ecosystem and its financing hopes to make life a little easier for prospective students—and especially underrepresented students.

Coding bootcamp scholarships

Coding bootcamps understand the opportunity they present for graduates. In order to help subsidize the cost of tech education, many offer their own scholarships. A coding bootcamp scholarship is a specific type of financial aid designed for bootcamp students, often provided directly by the bootcamp or through partner organizations. There are a variety of scholarship options available, including both full and partial tuition scholarships.

The scholarships below are designed for those who do not have a background in the tech industry and are looking to make a career change. These scholarships are based on a variety of factors. Some are merit-based, while others consider financial need or identity.

Coding bootcamp scholarships when making a career change

• Code Fellows offers a scholarship from their Code Fellows Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is for an undisclosed amount of tuition and is intended for “providing quality tech education to individuals from all backgrounds.”2
• The Hack Reactor Merit Scholarship covers $2,500 of tuition and is specifically offered to applicants of their Beginner and Intermediate Bootcamps. The Merit Scholarship is for professionals looking to switch into a tech career as a software engineer.3

Need-based coding bootcamp scholarships

Other scholarships are intended to specifically assist underrepresented groups along with students that have financial needs. Some need-based scholarships are partial scholarships, providing only a portion of tuition coverage.

• The Coding Dojo Advantage Grant is a grant of up to $750 created to “recognize students who face personal and/or financial hardships in pursuit of a certificate at Coding Dojo.”4
• The Flatiron School Access Scholarship is a partial scholarship of up to $1,000. However, any student can apply if their income is below a certain threshold. Depending on the city of residence, prospective students earning less than $77,000 per year are eligible.5

Coding bootcamp scholarships for underrepresented communities

With the tech sector demographics skewing away from underrepresented groups, coding bootcamps have taken the initiative to provide tech scholarships for women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of color. With coding bootcamps providing access to tech industry jobs, these scholarships may have a tremendous impact on changing the population of the tech sector.

• The Tech Elevator Represent Tech Scholarship covers $13,175 of tuition and is offered to applicants from underrepresented groups. These include Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/American Indian, female, transgender, and/or nonbinary students.6

Coding bootcamp scholarships for military members and veterans

Many programs offer GI Bill funding for coding bootcamp tuition, while others offer scholarships for military and veterans.7 Several bootcamps accept GI Bill funding, including Code Platoon, Hack Reactor, General Assembly, and Tech Elevator.8, 9, 10, 11 GI Bill funding will only cover tuition for certain cohorts, locations, and bootcamps—so it’s highly advisable to reach out to each admissions team to inquire about availability.

This military scholarship is offered for both military personnel and their spouses:

• All Code Platoon scholarships are offered to military veterans, and some are available to their family members, too. All programs, full-time and part-time, are offered to both veterans and their spouses, and can be eligible for full tuition coverage through the GI Bill and Veteran Readiness and Employment.8

General coding bootcamp scholarships

Although not as common, some bootcamp scholarships are simply based on the application process and do not take other factors into account, such as identity or current employment status/compensation.

• The Hack Reactor Merit Scholarship covers $2,500 of tuition and is specifically offered to applicants of their Beginner and Intermediate Bootcamps.3

How to apply for coding bootcamp scholarships

First, it’s best practice to speak with an advisor from the admissions team at each coding bootcamp you’re interested in before proceeding, as some scholarships may change and/or be replaced by new scholarships over time. Familiarize yourself with the tech scholarships offered and the application processes for the bootcamps you’re interested in. Many programs require detailed scholarship applications, which may include essays or resumes as part of the process. Most scholarships have an explicit deadline and eligibility period for which the scholarship applicants can submit. These dates are relative to the beginning dates of the next cohort or program start date.

Here are some things to keep in mind as you apply to a bootcamp with a scholarship:

• Coding bootcamp scholarships that have no obvious prompt for online submission may require prospective students to speak with the admissions team.
• Some coding bootcamps will ask you to complete a scholarship section within the general application; others will require a separate application.
• You should be prepared to explain why you think you are a good candidate for scholarship funds, as most scholarships are competitive. There may be a writing component in the application.

Regardless of the coding bootcamp and scholarship, it’s always best to speak with a representative from the program first before proceeding. Aside from offering direction, this first step will also give some insight into the responsiveness and efficacy of the bootcamp team—after all, with the immersive and challenging nature of bootcamps, it’s vital that you are confident in the assistance you will receive along your journey.

Conclusion

Finding the right bootcamp for you will depend on a variety of factors, but sometimes the deciding factor between two programs is simply affordability. Doing your homework into looking for tech scholarship assistance can go a long way in allowing you the flexibility to choose the path that will feed your programming passion.

Sources

1 https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/how-much-is-coding-bootcamp#:~:text=The%20average%20in%2Dperson%20coding,so%20explore%20these%20options%20first

2 https://www.codefellows.org/scholarship-fund/

3 https://www.hackreactor.com/financing-options/coding-bootcamp-scholarships/

4 https://www.codingdojo.com/grants-application

5 https://flatironschool.com/scholarships/access/

6 Best Tech Sales Bootcamps 2025 https://www.techelevator.com/bootcamp/scholarships/

7 https://www.bestcolleges.com/bootcamps/guides/gi-bill-and-coding-bootcamps/

8 https://www.codeplatoon.org/scholarships/

9 http://hackreactor.com/veteran-prep-course/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20121507102&gbraid=0AAAAADjP-_9FOVPt_tNqUqFYq2SGcyhBA&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NfDBhDyARIsAD-ILeBDGV7UEARODcF_mfAddWMwCWJXLIK7eF0QNc8fCEZvuD0fMaz11SgaAjsYEALw_wcB

10 https://generalassemb.ly/gi-bill

11 https://www.techelevator.com/bootcamp/scholarships/va-benefits/

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